Ed Giddins
Edward Simon Hunter Giddins
Born: 20 July 1971, Eastbourne, Sussex
Major Teams: Sussex, Warwickshire, Surrey, England.
Known As: Ed Giddins
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Test Debut: England v New Zealand at The Oval, 4th Test, 1999
Latest Test: England v West Indies at Birmingham, 1st Test, 2000
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 15/06/2000)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 4 7 3 10 7 2.50 17.85 0 0 0 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 74 21 240 12 20.00 5-15 1 0 37.0 3.24
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave Best 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(1991 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 144 171 73 524 34 5.34 0 0 22 0
O R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 4130.3 13226 465 28.44 6-47 22 2 53.2 3.20
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1991 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 187 72 33 107 13* 2.74 0 0 35 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 1442 6276 223 28.14 5-20 3 2 38.7 4.35
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Locally born and bred, Ed Giddins made his Sussex debut in 1991, winning his
county cap in 1994. He was twice Sussex Under-23 Player of the Year (1992
and 1994). He impressed on the England 'A' tour of Pakistan in 1995-96, but
hit the headlines for the wrong reasons when he was banned for 18 months in
August 1996, after a small amount of cocaine was found in his blood during a
routine drugs-test. He was Sussex's leading wicket-taker at the time, but
the club immediately released him, and he spent the 1997 season playing club
cricket.
A likeable and self-confident character, Giddins' chequered past and
cheerful demeanour have endeared him to the British public. He is a cricket
"nut", a keen follower of scores and a deep thinker about his game. Doubts
over the legality of his action resulted in scrutiny from the ECB, but he
was cleared despite once being no-balled in a Second XI match. For several
years he made a winter living selling Christmas trees with his friend Nadeem
Shahid (Surrey and Essex). He was also chosen as one of England's three
'most eligible bachelors' by Company magazine in March 1995.
Capable of moving the ball both ways, in the air and off the pitch at a
fairly lively pace, Giddins at 6'4" is a difficult prospect on a pitch
offering any help to the bowler. Warwickshire won the race to sign him for
1998, and he soon became a favourite at Edgbaston. He took 84 first-class
wickets and won his second county cap that summer, though he was
surprisingly overlooked for both the full and 'A' tours that winter.
Giddins made his Test debut against New Zealand at the The Oval in 1999, and
during a three-wicket spell in the second innings, looked to have booked
himself a place on the England tour of South Africa. However the New
Zealanders fought back and he appeared to wilt under pressure. The new
England management team were anxious to avoid a weak tail, and Giddins'
status as a genuine rabbit with the bat counted against him as he narrowly
missed selection for the South African tour the following winter. The
selectors also mentioned that he was not as fit as they would like.
He illustrated his determination to get back into the Test team by paying
his own way on a fitness course (to Lilleshall) in the winter of 1999-2000
and emerged stronger and fitter than ever before. Giddins was recalled for
the opening Test against Zimbabwe at Lord's. It was to prove his finest
hour. He exploited a helpful pitch and an under-par Zimbabwe batting order
expertly. Finishing with 5-15 in the first innings, he won the Man of the
Match award. However he lacked penetration in the Second Test on a flat
wicket at Trent Bridge, and appeared to lack confidence and consistency in
the First Test against the West Indies. His season fell away sharply as he
was dropped from the Test team and then suffered an injury that limited his
availability for the remainder of the season. Giddins left Warwickshire
under a cloud at the end of 2000 when county and player could not agree a
salary package, and signed with Surrey for the 2001 season. (George Dobell,
January 2001)
Last Updated: Saturday, 09-Nov-2002 13:55:11 GMT
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